Scanning the Charts (12/1/21):ย Adele dominates both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100.ย ย
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ell, SCANNING THE CHARTS is just what it says it is.ย I, the quirky founder and do-it-all at The Musical Hype scans through the Billboard Charts and picks out things that catch my eye. This column isnโt extensive, but rather short and sweet.ย This week, I picked out 9 notable observations from the Billboard 200 ๐, ย and 3 observations from the Billboard Hot 100 ๐, with ๐ Adele dominating both charts.Billboard 200 ๐
๐ญ While she was unable to secure โa milli,โ ๐ Adele sees ๐ฟ 30 debut robustly at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 to the tune of 839,000 units according to Billboard.
๐ญ As to be expected, Adele knocks ๐ฟ Red (Taylorโs Version) ๐ Taylor Swift to no. 2 in its second week on the charts.
๐ญ After debuting at no. 2, ๐ Silk Sonic โ ๐ Bruno Mars and ๐ Anderson .Paak โ see ๐ฟ An Evening with Silk Sonic slip to no. 4 in their second week on the charts.ย
๐ญ ๐ Robert Plant and ๐ Alison Krauss ๐ฟ Raise the Roof at no. 7.
๐ญ The top-20 sees a couple of notable re-entries.ย ๐ The Weeknd (๐ฟ The Highlights) re-enters the mix at no. 10 while ๐ twenty one pilots (๐ฟ Scaled and Icy) re-enters at no. 15.
๐ญ ๐ French Montana looks beastly on the cover art for his 2021 album, ๐ฟ They Got Amnesia.ย Unfortunately, that buff chest wasnโt enough to make the LP do big numbers. He debuts tepidly at no. 59.ย Still, the eye candy is #LIT.
๐ญ ๐ Lana Del Rey hasnโt ignited the charts with her second album of 2021, ๐ฟ Blue Banisters.ย This week โ just the albumโs fifth week on the charts โ it slides from no. 93 to no. 161. OUCH! Blue Banisters debuted at no. 8.
๐ญ ๐ Snoop Dogg (+ various artists) debuts at no. 166 with ๐ฟ Snoop Dog Presents: Algorithm.
๐ญ ๐ Bryson Tiller cracks the Billboard 200.ย ๐ฟ A Different Christmas bows modestly at no. 194.
Billboard Hot 100 ๐
๐ญ ๐ Adele rebounds to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with ๐ต โEasy on Meโ.ย This marks the singleโs fifth week in the penthouse.ย Notably, ๐ต โOh My Godโ from ๐ฟ 30 debuts at no. 5, giving her two top-five hits simultaneously. ย Also, all 12 songs from 30 debut on the Billboard Hot 100!
๐ญ After debuting at no. 1 last week, ๐ Taylor Swift sees ๐ต โAll Too Well (Taylorโs Version)โ slide to no. 4.
๐ญ ๐ Glass Animalsโ ๐ต โHeat Wavesโ ascends from no. 8 to no. 7 in its 45th charting week.
ย Itโs All Adele: Scanning the Charts ๐ No. 48 [๐ท: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Melted Stone, The Musical Hype]